More empty and derelict properties are to be turned into social homes.
The Government’s announced the expansion of the Buy and Renew Scheme.
This scheme will ensure more long‑term vacant and derelict properties across the country will be transformed into high‑quality social homes.
Building contractors will, for the first time, be able to directly get and revamp vacant and derelict properties, providing a new way to bring disused buildings back into use.
Before works begin, they must enter into an agreement with a local authority or an Approved Housing Body to buy the homes for social housing when completed.
Today’s change will allow greater scope for restoring more properties.
To date, over 960 previously disused homes have already been brought back into use through the scheme.
